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1) Why did Samuel Champlain fire his musket at his enemies?
A
In self defense, he thought they were about to fire at him
B
No one was killed or wounded at all
C
The Iroquios were known to be great warriors
D
They were outnumbered
2) Which of these was a major motivation for European exploration
A
freedom
B
leisure
C
education
D
profit
3) Why did Virginia replace indentured servants with African slaves?
A
Africans were more willing to work
B
It provided a permanent source of labor
C
It was required by law
D
Africa was closer than Europe
4) Which generalization best sums up the founding of the English colonies?
A
The English colonies were founded by Puritans, Quakers, and Catholics who wanted religious freedom
B
The English colonies were founded to provide a new start to poor people throughout Europe
C
The English colonies were founded by businesspeople who planned to make money by sellig land to settlers
D
The English Colonies were founded by people with various goals, from making money to following their faith
5) The Middle Passage refers to
A
The route taken to reach New York
B
A step in climbing the social ladder
C
A system of trade between the colonies
D
The ocean crossing of the slaves
6) Which of these was a goal of the first European explorers?
A
to establish trading posts
B
to find a water route to Asia
C
to explore North and South America
D
to exchange ideas with native peoples
7) Why did people in the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies adapt different ways of life?
A
People with specific skills settled in each area
B
The leaders of the colonies decided how the peole would earn a living
C
The regions had different geographies and resources
D
The people all had different reasons for settling in North America
8) How did the Great Awakening in the 1730s prepare the colonists for the American Revolution?
A
It established an army
B
it created anti-colonial sentiment
C
it encourage the ideas of liberty and equality
D
it required colonists to pay heavy taxes
9) What was an effect of Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas?
A
They grew in number
B
The died from diseases
C
They were forced to move
D
They became propersous
10) How did the Columbian Exchange affect many American Indian groups?
A
A delay in future Spanish explorations
B
A reduction in the European population
C
A war between the Spanish and the French
D
A transfer of foods between Europe and the Americas
11) What evern helped end conflict between the Jamestown settlers and the American Indians?
A
The success of the trade of weapons and food
B
the marriage of John Rolfe and Pocahontas
C
The discovery of the lost colony of Roanoke
D
the arrival of Captain John Smith
12) What was an effect of the Magna Carta in England?
A
it limited the power of the king
B
it established a Bill of RIghts for the citizens
C
it established a democratic government
D
it allowed Parliament to impose taxes
13) Which of these documents is most similar to the Mayflower Compact?
A
the Constitution
B
the Bible
C
the Emancipation Proclamation
D
the Gettysburg Address
14) Which of these English traditions was adopted in the 13 colonies?
A
self-government
B
political parties
C
Parliament
D
monarchy
15) How did the establishment of Parliament strengthen the rights of English citizens?
A
laws were made by representatives
B
citizens determined whether laws would be passed
C
Citizens were able to choose the monarch
D
the king was denied power of citizens
16) Which right did the English Bill of RIghts provide?
A
to determine national holidays
B
to petition the king
C
to choose punishments for crimes
D
to choose the kind of school children would attend
17) Why was the English Bill of RIghts important to the colonists?
A
it spelled out what was due to the colonists as English citizens
B
it defined crimes and punishments
C
it gave the colonists the ability to choose members of Parliament
D
it ended the king's power to appoint colonial governers
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